Militants kill 17 Afghan workers
BBC NEWS
Militants have killed 17 road workers in South Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for April 8th, 2008
AFGHANISTAN: Militants kill 17 Afghan workers
Posted by warvictims on April 8, 2008
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US: U.S. Charges Contractor at Iraq Post in Stabbing
Posted by warvictims on April 8, 2008
U.S. Charges Contractor at Iraq Post in Stabbing
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
WASHINGTON POST
BAGHDAD — The American military has charged a contractor with assault in a case that may emerge as a major test of the military’s legal jurisdiction over civilians who accompany the armed forces into the field, military officials and legal experts said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Contractors, Iraq, Laws, Trials, Middle-East, Military, United States | Leave a Comment »
AFGHANISTAN:Afghanistan probes civilian deaths claim: ministry
Posted by warvictims on April 8, 2008
Afghanistan probes civilian deaths claim: ministry
Agence France-Presse
KABUL, April 7, 2008 (AFP) – Afghanistan authorities said Monday they were investigating claims by provincial officials that up to 33 civilians were killed in a weekend offensive by US-led troops. Read the rest of this entry »
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SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka military says kills 49 rebels, bombs north
Posted by warvictims on April 8, 2008
Sri Lanka military says kills 49 rebels, bombs north
By Ranga Sirilal
Boston Globe
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka air force jets bombed rebel positions in the far north on Monday while troops killed 49 Tamil Tiger rebels in fresh fighting, the military said.
The air raids on the black Tiger or suicide-cadre training base, in rebel-held Kilinochchi in the north of the country, came a day after a suspected rebel suicide bomber killed the country’s highways minister and 13 others attending a marathon race near the capital on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
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